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Wikipedia - Richmond Spiders women's basketball
The Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represents the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team plays its home games at the Robins Center.
History
Richmond began play in 1919. They were a member of the ECAC South from 1983 to 1985. They joined the Colonial Athletic Association in 1985. During their time in the CAA, they won two tournament titles, beating James Madison 47–46 in 1990 and East Carolina 88–70, while finishing as runner up in 1984 (losing 54–39 to East Carolina) and 1989 (losing 55–45 to James Madison). They also won the regular season title in 1984 and 1990. They joined the Atlantic-10 Conference in 2001. The Spiders have made the NCAA Tournament four times (1990, 1991, 2005, 2024) and the Women's National Invitation Tournament ten times (1989, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2023). As of the end of the 2021–22 season, the Spiders have an all-time record of 978–732–7.
Het team staat bekend om zijn atletische stijl en zijn sterke verdediging. De Dames staan ook bekend om hun gemeenschapsbetrokkenheid, en werken vaak samen met lokale organisaties om kinderen bij het spel te betrekken.
De Dames zijn een inspiratie geweest voor veel mensen in de gemeenschap en zijn een voorbeeld geworden van succes en sportiviteit.